The SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT —
"[The] blog he developed was something that made the district better." - Tim Jemal, SOCCCD BoT President, 7/24/23
The California Secretary of State and Department of Justice have sent a cease and desist order to the California Republican Party to remove unofficial ballot drop boxes placed in at least three counties, officials announced in a news conference on Monday.
"These unauthorized drop boxes are a disservice to state and local election administrators who have spent months working on the placement and deployment of official ballot drop boxes," California Secretary of State Alex Padilla said.
I see we got a brief mention in the Orange Juice Blog a couple of days ago—in an article that offers endorsements in local races—made by the likes of OJB's Vern Nelson and Greg Diamond (Vern's an old pal):
Natch, Locke is endorsed by various Republicans, including Don Wagner, the Republican Club of Laguna Woods (aka the "nearly dead" Republicans), and the Tea Party Sentinels of Laguna Woods.*
Meanwhile, Inmon is endorsed by the likes of Larry Agran and Mary Ann Gaido.
I should mention, however, that Inmon once ran (2008) for membership on the Republican Party County Central Committee (she appears to have changed parties since then)—and she was once a proud and "active" member of that grand but benighted old organization.
Indeed, as of 12 years ago, she was the Secretary of a local Rush Limbaugh Club! (Good Lord.)
I recall that Inmon was a Republican the last time she ran for SOCCCD trustee in 2008 [See]. She was endorsed by the SOCCCD faculty union then, too. She had by then been the Prez of the CTA's community college division (CCA). But CTA & GOP really don't mix.
When running for State Assembly five months earlier, Inmon’s priorities included: "Elect Republican candidates to public office," "Return to fiscal responsibility in government," and "Encourage patriotism and support for our military."
Staunch, man.
But now she's a Democrat. How do you go from loving Limbaugh to promoting progressives?
There are Republican ideas to pursue, but most say they don't know what to expect -- except for more attacks on elite institutions.
—Inside Higher Ed
When the Justice Department sued Yale University last week for considering race and ethnicity as one factor in its admissions policies, it was the latest example of the Trump administration pushing a conservative agenda by targeting colleges over issues like race and protests against conservative speakers on campuses. And higher ed leaders worry that one of the impacts on colleges and universities should Trump be elected to a second term would be more of the same. “I suspect what we’ll see is what we’ve seen over the past year — an increased focus on populism with attacks on ‘elites,’” said Terry Hartle, the American Council on Education’s senior vice president for government relations and a top lobbyist for colleges and universities. “More micromanagement through heavy-handed executive orders.”
✅2 Stanford Professors Share Nobel in Economics —Inside Higher Ed The 2020 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics will be shared by two Stanford University professors "for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats." Paul R. Milgrom, the Shirley and Leonard Ely Jr. Professor of Humanities and Sciences, and Robert Wilson, the Adams Distinguished Professor of Management Emeritus, share the award.
✅Unofficial ballot drop boxes popping up throughout the state worry elections officials -- In a photo posted to social media last week, a young man wearing a mask with Orange County congressional candidate Michelle Steel’s name on it is holding a mail ballot and giving a thumbs up next to a box about the size of a file cabinet labeled “Official ballot drop off box.” Alicia Robinson, Brooke Staggs in the Orange County Register -- 10/12/20
✅As Trump stumbles, voters finalize their choices, and Biden’s lead grows -- The former vice president has seen a bump in the polls after President Trump was beset by embarrassing leaks, a ridiculed debate performance and a Rose Garden ceremony that became a superspreader for a deadly virus. Griff Witte, Pam Kelley and Christine Spolar in the Washington Post$ -- 10/12/20
✅Fauci criticizes inclusion in Trump campaign ad -- Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday he wasn’t happy about being part of a campaign ad for President Donald Trump. “In my nearly five decades of public service, I have never publicly endorsed nor do I now endorse any political candidates,” he said in a statement, according to CNN and NBC News. David Cohen Politico Glenn Kessler in the Washington Post$ -- 10/12/20
✅Kamala Harris faces sexism and racism as online commenters label her ‘Black Hillary’
-- Despite all the fury on social media about the fly on Mike Pence’s head and Kamala Harris’ demeanor, analysts say the vice presidential debate is unlikely to alter the state of the presidential race. David Lightman and Lara Korte in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 10/11/20
